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NewsSubbie failures cost Renew £2.9m
But cost of unpaid contracts offset by exceptional gains elsewhere
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NewsCouncils 'misusing' credit-rating checks on SMEs
NFB research finds councils are unfairly shutting out SMEs from winning construction work by misusing credit-rating checks
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NewsAdmiralty Arch luxury hotel wins planning
Luxury hotel approved despite no uplift in social housing money
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NewsChristchurch's cardboard Cathedral opens for prayer
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new ‘cardboard cathedral’, built in Christchurch, New Zealand, opened to visitors this month
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool architect ordered to pay further £1.2m damages
Judge has now awarded museum more than £2m from Manchester-based AEW due to project’s major technical problems
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NewsFears over plan to scrap Code for Sustainable Homes
Government proposals raise concerns that vital areas of sustainability will not be covered by fresh standards
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NewsNumber of signed Green Deals tops 100
Latest official figures show number of signed Green Deal plans hit 132, with one plan now ‘live’
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NewsHousebuilders face new minimum space standard
The government proposes national space standard for new build homes as part of its wider review of housing standards and regulations
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CommentConstruction jobs figures provide reasons for hope
The number of unemployed construction workers has dropped- and the need is there to start a huge training programme now
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CommentWonders & blunders with John Tebbit
John Tebbit finds Hagia Sophia in Istanbul awe-inspiring but longs for the day when the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank has been removed and forgotten about
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NewsStricken Sidell Gibson owes £2.5m
Firm enters liquidation after mounting debts and problem jobs
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NewsCity Halls prioritise energy efficiency
Study finds varying responses to climate change from city bosses
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NewsPersimmon profit rockets 38%
Housebuilder reports jump in profit and hails government measures to stimulate housing market
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NewsNG Bailey lands London Bridge revamp job
Contractor will provide permanent and temporary M E works on £400m station overhaul
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NewsSkills shortage puts infrastructure recovery at risk
Civil engineering contractors report growing concern over ability to recruit skilled staff and increase in costs
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NewsLiverpool convention centre granted planning
Design by Denton Corker Marshall includes a 216-room hotel
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NewsKnock-on costs of HS2 total £80bn
Study by the Institute of Economic Affairs argues scheme is poor value for money
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NewsWhistleblower claims police took part in blacklisting
Former undercover cop says information he gathered appeared in blacklisting organisation’s files
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NewsGovernment reveals detail of £109bn construction pipeline
The government has revealed the detail of £109bn of opportunities available through its construction pipeline
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NewsBam wins £22m Scotland school job
Bam Construction has won a £22m job to build a new secondary school in in East Renfrewshire, Glasgow